Joseph Arthur California Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well I tried to hold you
But you could not be held
I had to let you go

Maybe I still don't know you
But I am waitin' for you
To make it back here on your own

[Chorus]
California's not my home
But I'll still be here when you're gone

[Verse 2]
And I tried to warn you
But you did not believe me
When I said I should never drink

So when we tried one own
All of my anger poured out
Like rusty water from a tortured sink

Oh darling please forgive me
Sometimes I lose my temper
I regret everything I said

But it's so hard for me not
To become aggravated
From all the noise ya put in my head

[Chorus]
California's not my home
But I'll still be here when you're gone [Verse 3]
I hope you keep in mind
A soul evolves through time
And people they can change

I wish we could rewind
When love becomes unkind
I know it's strange

Arrested for my crime
I'm serving up this time
Feels like a million days

[Verse 4]
I hope you keep in mind
A soul evolves through time
And people they can change

I know you lost respect but
Somehow I'll get it back
This time I'm really gettin' clean

And now I know for sure
Those things I thought before
Were just the voice of my disease

[Chorus]
California's not my home
But I'll still be here when you're gone

[Chorus]
California's not my home
But I'll still be here when you're gone